Monday, September 16, 2024

Kaitou Joker (Werewolf Transformations)

In volume 26, chapter 2 of this children's manga (also known as Mysterious Joker) the title character is turned into a werewolf.

The chapter opens with the characters watching a werewolf film:


Later on Joker battles one his enemies, who zaps him with ray that induces lycanthropy. Joker transforms under the full moon and goes home to attack his friends:




The bad guy sends a video that explains Joker will at first transform into a cute dog, but with each later transformation he will grow more bestial and eventually turn into a vicious werewolf and kill his friends:

Joker gets a little more beastly and tries to attack a friend before changing back:



During the subsequent full moon he finally becomes a proper werewolf:



 

By the way: Kaitou Joker later became an anime, but it ended before the werewolf story could be adapted. Afterward a bonus was created for fans: a pretend-trailer for the never-made fifth season. Very brief scenes from the anime were animated, including a couple from the werewolf chapter. I've cued the video to the (disappointing) transformation scene (at 2:50):

There's also a glimpse of Joker's full werewolf form at 04:15.

3 comments:

Apuleius said...

It used to be available at https://www.corocoro.jp/episode/2550912964479870138 as part of the reprint series, but is now under the paywall. It's never been translated and I couldn't find any raws. You'll probably have to purchase it from a Japanese e-manga site.

Anonymous said...

Which episode was it in the anime version?

Apuleius said...

It was never an episode. The show ended before the werewolf story could be adapted. However, as a bonus for the fans, the show's staff animated a short clip that pretended to be a trailer for the never-made fifth season. Very brief scenes from the werewolf story were animated for the pretend-trailer.